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Media & Entertainment layoffs

This page lists every layoff entry we hold for the Media & Entertainment sector that still links to its original source. It is a record of what we have verified, not a complete count of layoffs in this sector.

2,513 recorded entries

593,353 jobs across 1,751 employers

5 entries the employer attributed to AI in its own words

Covering 2002 to 2027

Counted by the industry recorded against each entry, normalised to a fixed list of 22 sectors. Rollup records and the per-site notices they absorb are counted once. Open this filter in the full tracker.

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Showing the 50 most recent of 2,513 recorded entries. See all of them in the tracker.

  1. McClatchy · 90 jobs

    2026-09-10. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

  2. McClatchy · 10 jobs

    2026-09-10. Filed or independently reported record. Location: ID. Evidence: News report.

  3. BBC · 2,000 jobs

    2026-09-09. Announcement-stage record. Location: United Kingdom. Evidence: News report.

  4. Don't Nod · 90 jobs

    2026-09-08. Announcement-stage record. Evidence: News report.

  5. Channel 4 · 300 jobs

    2026-09-08. Filed or independently reported record. Location: United Kingdom. Evidence: News report.

  6. Rockstar Games · 31 jobs

    2026-09-07. Filed or independently reported record. Location: United Kingdom. Evidence: News report.

  7. Crafty Apes VFX Limited · 16 jobs

    2026-09-04. Filed or independently reported record. Location: Canada. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  8. ZeniMax Media Inc. · 166 jobs

    2026-09-04. Filed or independently reported record. Location: MD. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  9. ZeniMax Online Studios · 213 jobs

    2026-09-04. Filed or independently reported record. Location: MD. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  10. FOX Deportes · 133 jobs

    2026-09-01. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: News report.

  11. id Software · 3,200 jobs

    2026-09-01. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

  12. Xbox · 1,600 jobs

    2026-09-01. Announcement-stage record. Location: TX. Evidence: News report.

  13. St. Louis Post-Dispatch · 3 jobs

    2026-09-01. Filed or independently reported record. Location: MO. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  14. Fox Sports En Espanol LLC · 133 jobs

    2026-09-01. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  15. Joymark, Inc. (dba G2O Spa + Salon) · 55 jobs

    2026-08-31. Filed or independently reported record. Location: MA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  16. NBCUniversal Media, LLC - 1460 · 55 jobs

    2026-08-28. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  17. NBCUniversal Media, LLC -1440 · 87 jobs

    2026-08-28. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  18. NBCUniversal Media, LLC - 1360 · 5 jobs

    2026-08-28. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  19. NBCUniversal Media, LLC - 1320 · 3 jobs

    2026-08-28. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  20. Pages Jaunes Solutions Numériques et Médias · 12 jobs

    2026-08-27. Filed or independently reported record. Location: Canada. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  21. RTP · 90 jobs

    2026-08-26. Announcement-stage record. Location: Portugal. Evidence: Press release.

  22. RTÉ · 40 jobs

    2026-08-26. Filed or independently reported record. Location: Ireland. Evidence: News report.

  23. Annapurna · 30 jobs

    2026-08-26. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

  24. Paramount-Warner Bros. · 4,500 jobs

    2026-08-19. Announcement-stage record. Location: CA. Evidence: News report.

  25. Félix & Paul Studios Inc. · 46 jobs

    2026-08-18. Filed or independently reported record. Location: Canada. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  26. Al Jazeera · 24 jobs

    2026-08-18. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

  27. Comedy Club Oxnard, LLC · 69 jobs

    2026-08-17. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  28. Cineverse · 300 jobs

    2026-08-14. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

  29. Paramount Skydance · 2,500 jobs

    2026-08-11. Announcement-stage record. Location: CA. Evidence: News report.

  30. Supermassive Games · 75 jobs

    2026-08-11. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

  31. eNCA · 171 jobs

    2026-08-10. Announcement-stage record. Location: South Africa. Evidence: News report.

  32. Lightspeed LA · 80 jobs

    2026-08-03. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: News report.

  33. CHW Entertainment, Inc. dba The Shout! House and Garage · 77 jobs

    2026-08-03. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  34. BuzzFeed Media Enterprises Inc · 84 jobs

    2026-07-27. Filed or independently reported record. Location: NY. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  35. India Today · 120 jobs

    2026-07-27. Filed or independently reported record. Location: India. Evidence: News report.

  36. TV Today · 120 jobs

    2026-07-27. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

  37. BuzzFeed, HuffPost and Tasty · 180 jobs

    2026-07-27. Announcement-stage record. Evidence: News report.

  38. Disney · 108 jobs

    2026-07-24. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

  39. WWE · 40 jobs

    2026-07-23. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

  40. Patreon · 93 jobs

    2026-07-23. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

    The employer attributed this to AI.

    “Shifts to AI-First Strategy”

  41. Pixar · 100 jobs

    2026-07-23. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: News report.

  42. Nine · 30 jobs

    2026-07-22. Announcement-stage record. Location: Australia. Evidence: News report.

    The employer attributed this to AI.

    “‘extreme’ AI disruption”

  43. Bethesda Studios Montréal Inc. · 12 jobs

    2026-07-17. Filed or independently reported record. Location: Canada. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  44. Corus Entertainment · 43 jobs

    2026-07-16. Announcement-stage record. Location: Canada. Evidence: News report.

  45. Studio Quantic Dream Montréal Inc. · 20 jobs

    2026-07-15. Filed or independently reported record. Location: Canada. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  46. Netflix, Inc. · 59 jobs

    2026-07-14. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  47. Felman Productions · 98 jobs

    2026-07-13. Filed or independently reported record. Location: WV. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  48. Thomson Reuters · 500 jobs

    2026-07-13. Announcement-stage record. Evidence: News report.

  49. Buffalo Newspress Inc. d/b/a BNP Empowered Print · 81 jobs

    2026-07-09. Filed or independently reported record. Location: NY. Evidence: State WARN notice.

  50. Bungie, Inc/Sony Interactive Entertainment · 292 jobs

    2026-07-09. Filed or independently reported record. Location: WA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

A state page link goes to that state's official WARN list and a data file link goes to the file it publishes. The notice was filed at that source; older notices roll into the state archive.

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